Understanding Bias

Average Duration

70+ Minutes

Difficulty Level

4

Lesson Host

Indira Lakshmanan

of National Geographic

About this lesson

Students develop a nuanced understanding of news media bias by learning about five types of bias and five ways it can manifest itself, as well as methods for minimizing it.

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